diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c1f7e7b8b2..ad6ab8dfb0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ services:
       - fmtm_images:/opt/app/images
       - fmtm_tiles:/opt/tiles
       - ./src/backend/app:/opt/app
+      - ./src/backend/migrations:/opt/migrations
       # - ../osm-fieldwork/osm_fieldwork:/home/appuser/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/osm_fieldwork
     depends_on:
       - fmtm-db
diff --git a/src/backend/migrations/versions/ec28a415c8d8_create_inital_tables.py b/src/backend/migrations/versions/ec28a415c8d8_create_inital_tables.py
index 8aa8382f5a..b6ceffed2e 100644
--- a/src/backend/migrations/versions/ec28a415c8d8_create_inital_tables.py
+++ b/src/backend/migrations/versions/ec28a415c8d8_create_inital_tables.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Create Date: 2023-09-26 09:04:00.676103
 
 """
-import imp
+
 import os
 
 import geoalchemy2
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
 from alembic import op
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
 
-alembic_helpers = imp.load_source(
-    "alembic_helpers",
-    (os.getcwd() + "/" + op.get_context().script.dir + "/alembic_helpers.py"),
-)
-
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
 revision = "ec28a415c8d8"
 down_revision = None
@@ -26,6 +21,13 @@
 
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
+
+    import imp
+    alembic_helpers = imp.load_source(
+        "alembic_helpers",
+        (os.getcwd() + "/" + op.get_context().script.dir + "/alembic_helpers.py"),
+    )
+
     # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
     if alembic_helpers.table_does_not_exist("loader_platform"):
         op.create_table(